Tonnage Sunk by the USS Flasher SS 249

21 Vessels, 100,230 tons
A Map Locating Flashers Sinkings
#
DATE
VESSEL
TYPE
TONS
LOCATION
1
Jan 18 1944
Yoshida Maru
Ex-Gunboat
2,900
23-50N - 151-28E
2
Feb 5 1944
Taishin Maru 
Cargo
1,723 
13-09N - 120-24E 
3
Feb 14 1944 
Minryo Maru 
Cargo
2,193 
13-44N - 120-40E 
4
Feb 14 1944 
Hokuan Maru 
Cargo
3,712 
13-40N - 120-27E 
5
Apr 29 1944
Tahure
River Gunboat
644
13-02N - 109-28E 
6
Apr 29 1944 
Song Giang Maru 
Cargo
1,065 
13-02N - 109-28E 
7
May 9 1944
Teisen Maru 
Cargo
5,050 
12-54N - 114-07E 
8
Jun 29 1944 
Nippo Maru
Cargo
6,079 
00-43N - 105-31E 
9
July 7 1944
Koto Maru
Cargo
9,557
13-02N - 109-26E
10
July 19 1944 
Oi
Light Cruiser
5,700 
12-45N - 114-20E 
11
July 26 1944 
Otoriyama Maru
Tanker
5,280 
18-10N - 117-56E 
12
Sep 18 1944 
Saigon Maru 
Ex-Light Cruiser
5,350 
14-11N - 120-02E 
13
Sep 27 1944 
Ural Maru 
Transport
6,374 
15-40N - 117-I8E 
14
Oct 4 1944 
Taibin Maru 
Cargo
6,886
15-26N - 119-49E 
15
Dec 4 1944 
Kishinami
Destroyer
2,100
13-12N - 116-37E 
16
Dec 4 1944
Iwanami
Destroyer
2,100 
13-12N - 116-37E 
17
Dec 4 1944
Hakko Maru 
Tanker
10,022 
13-12N - 116-37K 
18
Dec 22 1944 
Omurosan Maru 
Tanker
9,204 
15-04N - 109-06K 
19
Dec 22 1944
Otowasan Maru 
Tanker
9,204 
15-04N - 109-06E 
20
Dec 22 1944
Arita Maru 
Tanker
10,238 
15-04N - 109-06E 
21
Feb 25 1945
Koho Maru
Cargo
850
20-04N - 111-22E

Vessels sunk under 500 Tons were not counted by JANAC in the tonnage total. Neither were shared credit for sinkings. The Flasher shared credit with the USS Crevalle SS 291 for the sinking of the Tosan Maru a passenger-cargo vessel of 8,666 tons. Each vessel was awarded 4,333 tons. This brings Flasher sinkings up to 104,565 tons.Flasher also had several Sampans and seatrucks, at 75 tons each, and shared 25 ton credits for several small luggers, all sunk by deck gun fire.


 
USS Flasher SS 249